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• This invention relates to ionic compounds and methods for their preparation.
• the invention relates to ionic compounds which are liquid at relatively low temperatures, i . e . generally below about 100 °C, and preferably below about 60°C and more preferably which are liquid at or near to ambient temperature.
• Such systems which are examples of molten salts, have a number of interesting and useful chemical properties, and have utility, for example, as highly polar solvents for use in preparative chemistry, and as catalysts. They also have particular application m electrochemistry, for example m batteries, fuel cells, photovoltaic devices and electrodeposition processes, for example m baths for the electroplating of metals.
• Ionic liquids have very low vapour pressure and thus, in contrast to many conventional solvents, are very advantageous in that they produce virtually no hazardous vapours. They are therefore advantageous from a health, safety and environmental point of view.
• EMIC-A1C1 3 l-ethyl-3-methyl ⁇ m ⁇ dazol ⁇ um chlorides- aluminum chloride
• EMIC-A1C1- Sucn EMIC-A1C1- ) systems have been used extensively as solvents for various ionic reactions and as electrolytes, as described, for example in US-A-5525567 , FR-A-2611700 , FR-A-2626572, 095/21872, and EP-A-838447. There are a number of difficulties in utilising such compounds. These arise principally from their cost, and from their water sensitivity.
• US-A-4764440 discloses low temperature molten compositions, formed by reacting, for example, trimethylphenylammonium chloride with aluminum trichloride.
• the resulting ionic compound has a low freezing point (around -75°C) , but suffers from the same water sensitivity as EMIC-A1C1 3 , because of the presence of aluminium trichloride.
• 5731101 discloses the use of iron and zinc halides as the anion portion of an ionic liquid composition.
• the cation portion is formed by an amine hydrohalide salt, of the formula R S N.H.X.
• R S N.H.X an amine hydrohalide salt
• This reference indicates however that the aluminum compounds are preferred, and indeed contains comparative examples which indicate that it is not possible to substitute SnCl 4 for aluminium trichloride. Furthermore, it does not suggest the use of quaternary ammonium compounds as cations.
• FR-A-2757850 (equivalent to US-A-5892124) discloses liquid salts of the general formula QJA " , wherein ⁇ f represents quaternary ammonium or phosphonium, and A " represents a various anions including tetrachloro- aluminate, and trichlorozincate . It is suggested that such compounds are useful as vehicles for carrying out Diels-Alder reactions.
• an ionic compound having a melting point of no more than 60°C formed by the reaction of a quaternary ammonium compound of the formula
• R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are each independently a C x to C 5 alkyl or a C 6 to C 10 cycloalkyl group, or wherein R 2 and R 3 taken together represent a C 4 to C 10 alkylene group, thereby forming with the N atom of formula I a 5 to 11- membered heterocyclic ring,
• R 4 is a C 6 to C 12 alkyl or a cycloalkyl group, or a C x to C 12 alkyl or a cycloalkyl group substituted with at least one group selected from OH, Cl , Br, F, I, NH 3 , CN, N0 2 , OR 5 , C00R 3 , CHO, and COR 5 wherein R 5 is a C x to C 10 alkyl or cycloalkyl group, and X is a suitable counter- ion.
• the halide of zinc, tin or iron is preferably SnCl 2 , ZnCl 2 or FeCl 3 , and it is generally found that the most favourable freezing point is obtained when the molar ratio of the quaternary ammonium compound to the zinc, tin, or iron halide is from 1:1.5 to 1:2.2, preferably about 1:2.
• a particularly surprising finding is that very low melting points can be obtained by employing as the anionic component a mixture of halides selected from zinc, tin, and iron, for example a mixture of ZnCl 2 with SnCl 2 .
• the quaternary ammonium compounds (I) used m the preparation of the ionic compounds according to the invention are asymmetric, in that they have at least one substituent group (R 4 ) which is different from the remaining groups (R 1 , R 2 and R 3 ) .
• R 4 is preferably a C : to C 10 alkyl or a cycloalkyl group, substituted with at least one group selected from OH, Cl , Br, F, I, NH 3 , CN, N0 2 , OR 5 , COOR 5 , CHO, and COR 5 . It is particularly preferred that R 4 is an ethyl group, substituted with one or more of hydroxyl, chlorine, or an ester (i.e.
• R 4 is derived from cholme, chlorocholme, or a chlorocholme ester) .
• R 4 groups which have been found to be suitable are 2-hydroxyethyl , 2-bromoethyl, 2 -chloroethyl , 2-acetoethyl , N-decyl, cyclohexyl, 2-hydroxy 3-chloropropyl, and 3-bromopropyl.
• the counter- ion X " of compound (I) is preferably a halide, for example bromide or chloride, and will generally be the same halide as employed in the zinc, tin, or iron halide .
• the ionic compounds according to the invention may be prepared simply by mixing together the quaternary ammonium compound (I) , and the zinc, tin, or iron halide.
• the reaction is generally endothermic, and is usually carried out by heating, for example to a temperature of 100°C or more. No additional solvent is generally employed, although it may be advantageous m some circumstances to carry out the reaction m a solvent which is an ionic liquid, in particular, an ionic liquid in accordance with the invention.
• the ionic compounds according to the invention may be utilised for a wide range of purposes, for example as electrolytes m electrochemical devices such as batteries or fuel cells, in photovoltaic or electrochromic devices, and in electrochemical deposition or electro-refining.
• the compounds find particular application for carrying out applications where a polar but non-aqueous solvent is required. They may also be employed as inert media, for dissolving ionic species such as transition metal complexes, and, either alone, or after complexmg with other metal ions, as catalysts, or as chemical reagents.
• composition of all of the products was characterised using mass spectroscopy .
• a quaternary ammonium compound (choline chloride 1.40g (0.01 mole)) was added to a metal halide (ZnCl 2 2.72g (0.02 mole)) n a laboratory test tube. The mixture was heated to a temperature of 120 °C for a period of 20 minutes to give a pale yellow liquid. Examples 2 to 21
• Example 1 was repeated, using various quaternary ammonium halides, having the substituents shown m Table 1, m a molar ratio of 1:2 as m Example 1.
• an ionic compound was prepared which was liquid at temperatures above 60 °C.
• the melting points of the compounds were determined, and are shown in Table 1. The melting process is often very slow, and was not in all cases measured to the highest possible level of accuracy. However, in all cases the melting point was determined to be no more than 60 °C.
• Example 1 was repeated, using as the quaternary ammonium compound 2-hydroxyethyl methyl pipendinium chloride ("hmpc" ) in place of choline chloride, in the same molar proportion.
• the melting point of the resulting salt was less than 23 °C.
• Example 22 was repeated using SnCl 2 (0.02 moles) m place of ZnCl 2 (Example 23) and using a mixture of ZnCl 2
• Example 22 was repeated using a mixture of choline chloride, acetyl choline chloride ( (CH 3 ) 3 NC 2 H 5 OOCMe) , and ZnCl 2 , in a molar ratio of 1:1:4. A clear liquid was produced with a melting point of less than 23 °C.
• Example 26
• An ionic liquid was prepared from anhydrous zmc chloride (98%- Sigma-Aldrich Limited) and [ (2-hydroxyethyl) - t ⁇ methylammonium chloride] (99% - Sigma-Aldrich Limited) .
• the zmc chloride and choline chloride, m a molar ratio of 2:1 were placed inside a glass beaker and heated to 120°C. During the melting stage the reactants were gently stirred. The time required for the complete formation of 10 grams of ionic liquid (i.e. no solid material) was approximately 25 minutes.
• Example 27 The temperature dependence of the ionic liquid prepared in Example 27 was determined with the aid of a Jenway 4071 Conductivity Meter and Conductivity Probe. The probe cell constant was 1.2. The probe was immersed in the ionic liquid contained m a sample tube which m turn was suspended in an oil bath. The ionic liquid was heated to different temperatures and the resulting conductance values were recorded. The results obtained are shown m Table 3.
• the chemical composition of the 2:1 zinc chloride-choline chloride ionic liquid was studied using mass spectroscopy.
• the instrument used in this study was a Kratos Concept Sector Mass Spectrometer equipped with negative ion fast atom bombardment (FAB) .
• FAB mass spectra were obtained by introducing a small amount of the ionic liquid into the sample chamber and bombarding it with Ar + ions accelerated by a potential of 4 kV.
• the resulting spectra showed that the most stable complex zinc ions are [ZnCl 3 ] " (m/z 171), [Zn 2 Cl 5 ] " (m/z 307) and [Zn 3 Cl 7 ] " (m/z 443) .
• NMR spectroscopy showed that the choline cation remains unchanged in the ionic liquid.
• a 2:1 zinc chloride-choline chloride ionic liquid (4.12 grams) was prepared by the method described in Example
• Figure 1 shows that the ionic liquid has a potential window of 2.02 V .
• the potential window is limited by zmc deposition and chlorine gas evolution at low and high potentials respectively.
• the effect of current density on Zmc deposition was investigated, using a Hull cell.
• the structure of the Hull cell enables the deposition of a metal at a range of current densities to be obtained on a single cathode.
• a schematic diagram of the Hull cell employed is shown m Figure 2.
• A 4.0cm
• B 5.0cm
• C 5.3cm
• D 1.3cm to a depth of approximately 1cm.
• the corrosion resistance afforded by zmc plating from 2:1 zmc chloride-cholme chloride was assessed by two methods. In the first, mild steel that had been partially coated with zmc was held approximately 5 cm above a 10% salt solution. For this study the salt solution was heated to 70 °C. The unprotected regions began to rust after approximately 40 minutes and after 2 hours there was extensive rusting. The mild steel protected by zmc remained completely rust free.
• the iron electrode was then cleaned, dried and immersed m a zmc chloride-cholme chloride liquid, prepared according to the method of Example 27, m a boiling tube. Using a platinum electrode as a counter and zmc wire as a reference, zmc was deposited onto the iron at -0.45V versus zmc for 1 hour. The deposition was performed at 60°C. The iron electrode was then removed from the liquid, washed with acetone, dried and reimmersed in 0.1 M potassium nitrate solution. As before the potential of the iron electrode was swept from -IV to IV versus SCE at 20 mVs l . The two scans are also shown in Figure 3. Curve A is a plot of current I versus Potential E, for the iron electrode m an aqueous 0.1 M potassium nitrate solution and Curve B is for the same electrode electroplated with zmc.
• zmc and tin were deposited simultaneously onto mild steel.
• the materials used to prepare the ionic liquid used was 0.076 moles of zmc chloride, 0.004 moles of tin (II) chloride and 0.04 moles of choline chloride.
• the amount of tm(II) chloride present the liquid was 4.5% by weight.
• the liquid was prepared in a beaker and poured into the Hull cell which was suspended in a water bath set to a temperature so as to maintain a temperature of 60°C.
• mild steel and nickel were cleaned, placed inside the Hull cell and connected to the power pack in a similar fashion.
• For zmc-tm plating a current of 2.5 mA was maintained for 2 hours.
• the potential required was 11.36 V.
• the mild steel was then removed from the Hull cell, washed, dried and analysed.
• EDX analysis confirmed the presence of tin and zmc thus showing that both metals can be co- deposited.
• the deposit obtained was grey and darker than the pure z c deposit. There was also less variation with current density. Between 0.39 mA cm 2 and 0.18 mA cm 2 the deposit was smooth and homogenous. Below 0.18 mA cm 2 the deposit was fainter and less homogenous. At a current density of 0.25 mA cm 2 the deposit contained approximately 80 % Sn and 20 % Zn
• Example 31 Electrochromics A silver salt (silver nitrate or silver chloride) was dissolved zinc-based ionic liquid and subsequently plated onto low resistance ITO glass. The time taken to darken the glass, remove the deposited silver, the voltage and current required and the reversibility of the process were determined. Zmc chloride (0.07 moles) and choline chloride (0.035 moles) were heated together at 90 C in a beaker to give a clear colourless melt. The melt was then heated to 150°C and 0.05 grams of silver chloride (0.35% per weight) was dissolved into it. The silver- containing melt was transferred to a sample tube suspended m an oil bath at 60°C.
• the 2:1 zmc chloride-cholme chloride ionic liquid also has applications m metal oxide processing and metal recovery.
• Ruthenium an important industrial catalyst, that has become spent may be reprocessed m the zmc ionic liquid.
• Spent ruthenium catalyst in which the ruthenium is present as the oxide was used as a starting material for the following experiment.
• a small amount of the spent catalyst was dissolved m 12.37 g of the zinc- based ionic liquid contained m a sample tube at 90°C to give a dark blue solution. The sample tube was then suspended in an oil bath at 60°C.
• a polished nickel flag (negative electrode, 0.5 cm 2 ), a platinum flag (positive electrode) and a zmc wire reference electrode were immersed in the liquid.
• Anhydrous ionic liquids prepared from metal chlorides and choline chloride can be used as electrolytes in batteries.
• Two ionic liquids were prepared, 2:1 zinc chloride-choline chloride and 2:1 iron (III) chloride- choline chloride. 2 ml of each at 90°C were poured into separated compartments of a small glass cell. The compartments were separated by glass frit. The cell was suspended in an oil bath at 60°C and zinc and carbon electrodes were immersed in the zinc and iron-based ionic liquids respectively. A Voltmeter was used to measure the resulting potential difference - the maximum recorded value was 1.47 V. The half cell reactions for this battery are;
• Diels-Alder reaction in Zinc chloride-Choline chloride (2:1) ionic liquid General procedure for Diels- Alder reactions: A mixture of diene (0.012 mol) and dienophile (0.012 mol) in ZnCl 2 -Choline chloride (2:1) ionic liquid (0.5 ml) was stirred mechanically or irradiated in an ultrasonic bath (reaction time as given below) and pure cycloaddduct was separated. For the majority of reactions further purification was not necessary but whenever appropriate flash column chromatography was used for further purification.
• Reaction I 9.67(s, IH, CHO), 2.46(m, IH, CHCHO), 2.12- 1.81(m, 5H, 2xCH 2 , CHH), 1.55(s, 3H, Me), 1.5(s, 3H, Me) and 1.53(m, IH, CHH) according to the method of Odenkirk, W. ; Rheingold, A.L.; Bosnich, B., " . Am. Chem. Soc , 1992, 114, 6392.
• Reaction III ⁇ 2.55(m, IH, CHMe), 2.18(s, 3H, Me), 2.15- 1.84(m, 4H, 2xCH 2 ), 1.57(bs, 6H, 2xMe) and 1.57-1.42(m, 2H, CH 2 ).

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